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How many babies does a Kelaart’s pipistrelle have at once? (litter size)

How many baby Kelaart’s pipistrelles are in a litter?

A Kelaart’s pipistrelle (Pipistrellus ceylonicus) usually gives birth to around 1 babies.With 1 litters per year, that sums up to a yearly offspring of 1 babies.

Each of those little ones spend around 52 days as a fetus before they are released into the wild. Upon birth, they weight 1 grams (0 lbs) and measure 3.3 cm (0′ 2″). They are a member of the Vespertilionidae family (genus: Pipistrellus). An adult Kelaart’s pipistrelle grows up to a size of 10.5 cm (0′ 5″).

To have a reference: Humans obviously usually have a litter size of one ;). Their babies are in the womb of their mother for 280 days (40 weeks) and reach an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″). They weight in at 62 kg (137 lbs), which is obviously highly individual, and reach an average age of 75 years.

The average litter size of a Kelaart's pipistrelle is 1

Kelaart’s pipistrelle (Pipistrellus ceylonicus) is a species of vesper bat.It is found in southern and south-eastern Asia from Pakistan to Indonesia.

Other animals of the family Vespertilionidae

Kelaart’s pipistrelle is a member of the Vespertilionidae, as are these animals:

Animals that share a litter size with Kelaart’s pipistrelle

Those animals also give birth to 1 babies at once:

Animals with the same weight as a Kelaart’s pipistrelle

What other animals weight around 8 grams (0.02 lbs)?